- Born
- Birth nameLaura Elizabeth Innes
- Height5′ 4″ (1.63 m)
- Laura Innes was born on August 16, 1957 in Pontiac, Michigan. She was introduced to professional theater by her father, who often took the family to the Stratford Festival of Canada in Stratford, Ontario. With the support of her father, she attended Northwestern University and earned a degree in theater. She went on to appeared in several theater productions before her film debut in Brian De Palma's The Fury (1978), played the role of Jody. She then played the daughter to Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara in the short-lived sitcom The Stiller & Meara Show (1986). In the fall of 1995, she joined the ensemble cast of the NBC medical drama ER (1994) in its second season. She played the role of the experienced, but abrasive, Dr. Kerry Weaver. Her performance earned her three Primetime Emmy Award nominations.
- IMDb mini biography by: tony.r.vario@gmail.com
- SpouseDavid Brisbin(1988 - present) (2 children)
- ParentsRobert Innes
- In the early 1980s, her first fiancé was murdered in a parking lot. The death had a profound effect on Laura, and she still finds this hard to talk about.
- Close friends with Will & Grace (1998) actress Megan Mullally (they met each other at Northwestern University in the late 1970s) and Maura Tierney.
- Is an advocate for the disabled community, utilizing her role as a director to help employ disabled people. Is also a supporter of the Performers with Disabilities Community, which is associated with the Screen Actors Guild.
- Has had a series of hospital stays. At age one, she swallowed an acorn shell which required three tracheotomies. In 1987, her appendix burst just days after meeting her husband, David Brisbin. Brisbin stayed with her during her hospitalizations, which led to their marriage. In 1990, her newborn had a three month hospital stay when her son Cal was born. He was three months premature and weighed only three pounds, four ounces.
- She was the first female celebrity to win the celebrity version of Jeopardy! (1984).
- ER (1994) - $200,000 / episode
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